15.1% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lambs Valley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Lambs Valley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in Lambs Valley provide unpaid care for children, making it a standout feature of the local community. This high rate of family support is mirrored by a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid housework and care roles compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees much higher rates of unpaid work than most, with 29.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, while 15.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
15.1% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.4% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force than in most similar areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Lambs Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12272/lambs-valley/topic/community